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Failure rates and patient-reported outcomes of revision of total ankle arthroplasty

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Abstract

Introduction

Despite the increasing number of revision total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), the literature on indications, surgical options, and outcomes is limited. This study reports on failure rates and patient-reported outcomes (PROM) for a cohort of 122 patients who underwent revision of TAA.

Materials and methods

A retrospective review of revision TAA between 2006 and 2020 was performed at one institution. Patient’s demographics and different surgical procedures were analyzed with particular attention to comparing polyethylene exchange with revision of both metallic components and to additional interventions for axis correction. Failure rates and the European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS) score were collected. The average follow-up period was 70.37 ± 46.76 months.

Results

122 patients were treated with an exchange procedure. The surgery included 69 polyethylene exchanges, 12 revisions of one metallic component, and 41 revisions of both metallic components. The overall failure rate was 14.75%. The EFAS score, completed by 94 of the 122 patients, was used to evaluate clinical outcomes. Median EFAS score was 12.51 ± 5.53, and median EFAS sports score was 2.97 ± 3.04. Revision rates after polyethylene exchange were significantly higher than after exchanging both metallic components (p value = 0.03), while the EFAS score showed slightly better results in patients treated with polyethylene exchange. Adding procedures to induce axis correction led to significantly lower revision rates (p value = 0.03), and the EFAS score was also improved but without statistical significance.

Conclusions

The high failure rate of polyethylene exchange indicates that the intervention does not address the actual cause of failed TAA in many cases. Additional axis correction should be considered more frequently. If the underlying issues of prosthesis failure can be identified and sufficiently addressed, the results of revision surgery are likely to improve.

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    Kathrin Pfahl, Anke Röser, Oliver Gottschalk, Hubert Hörterer, Alexander Mehlhorn & Markus Walther

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Nußbaumstraße 7, 80336, Munich, Germany

    Julia Eder

  3. Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377, Munich, Germany

    Oliver Gottschalk & Hubert Hörterer

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Pfahl, K., Röser, A., Eder, J. et al. Failure rates and patient-reported outcomes of revision of total ankle arthroplasty. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 143, 3929–3935 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-022-04657-1

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